The Brown Fairy Book
Andrew Lang
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Andrew Lang’s Brown Fairy Book (1904) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was one of many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books. (Summary by Wikipedia) (10 hr 2 min)
Chapters
00 - Preface | 4:42 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
01 - What the Rose Did to the Cypress - Part 1 | 41:46 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
02 - What the Rose Did to the Cypress - Part 2 | 42:05 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
03 - Ball-Carrier and the Bad One; How Ball-Carrier Finished His Task | 33:23 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
04 - The Bunyip | 8:36 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
05 - Father Grumbler | 18:35 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
06 - The Story of the Yara | 18:33 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
07a - The Cunning Hare | 7:15 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
07b - The Turtle and His Bride | 10:28 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
08 - How Gierald the Coward was Punished | 18:46 | Read by Muriel |
09a - Habogi | 12:48 | Read by AnabelleC |
09b - How the Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers | 17:19 | Read by AnabelleC |
10 - The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe | 17:33 | Read by Muriel |
11 - The Wicked Wolverine | 13:46 | Read by AnabelleC |
12a - The Husband of the Rat's Daughter | 7:27 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
12b - The Mermaid and the Boy | 28:22 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
13 - Pivi and Kabo | 8:19 | Read by Nolan Fout |
14 - The Elf Maiden | 12:25 | Read by Jing Li |
15 - How Some Wild Animals Became Tame Ones | 8:16 | Read by Debra |
16 - Fortune and the Wood-Cutter | 6:17 | Read by Niki Salfranc |
17 - The Enchanted Head | 13:37 | Read by Jerry James |
18 - The Sister of the Sun | 27:00 | Read by alegriavida |
19 - The Prince and the Three Fates | 21:39 | Read by Jing Li |
20 - The Fox and the Lapp | 21:58 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
21 - Kisa the Cat | 11:05 | Read by Debra |
22 - The Lion and the Cat | 11:30 | Read by Grace |
23 - Which was the Foolishest? | 10:06 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
24 - Asmund and Signy | 11:06 | Read by SopranoHarmony |
25 - Rubezahl | 33:02 | Read by Sukaina Jaffer |
26 - Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate | 34:17 | Read by Wina Hathaway |
27 - Story of Wali Dad the Simple-Hearted | 20:21 | Read by Sarika Pawar |
28 - Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey | 34:05 | Read by Wina Hathaway |
29 - The Knights of the Fish | 15:51 | Read by Sarika Pawar |
Reviews





Franzi
I just love the color fairy book series!
if you like fairytales





storyteller
This is one of the best in Andrew Lang collection. Not all but several of the stories are enjoyed enough to be read and reread. Rubezahl and WaliDad are favorites though you may find other gems not commonly known tales to ponder and retell. Readers were all exceptional, with soothing tone, steady cadence and clear enunciation. I’ll come back to this book again. You should definitely give it a listen.
Great Fairy Tales





KB
Very entertaining book.
so boring





Minitoon
0.5 this is not very good so boring stories not interesting at all other books which are written by Andrew Lang I am much better I like them very much but this is very very very strange the stories are all very e boring and meaningless. some of the stories in yellow fairy book are very good brown fairy book story tales are something to question they are very long so you can only hear about one or two stories in an hour Joseph Jacobs has made much shorter tales which are very amusing nonetheless.





Cecile Estelle
I get that many, many ancient tales do not age well (specifically, most can be expected to be deeply sexist), but the brutal anti-Black racism of this text is so profound that it should come with a disclaimer before any child (of any race) should be allowed to listen to it.
excellent





Dr. Ray Cyst
Unlike olive fairies, brown fairies believe in peace and equality. They express this by beating up all the olive fairies or any fairy who has ever eaten or looked at an olive. Support racial justice by only hanging out with the brown fairies





A LibriVox Listener
This is my favorite of Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books. I believe I’ve heard them all. Interesting selection of stories. Good reading, pleasant voices.





meh
This is like the best story I have ever heard sick dragons foxes cats and bees with magical neuron it was awesome